PITTSBURGH - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the Center for Constitutional Rights announced today they have filed papers to expand and continue a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Pittsburgh, city officials and police officers for their repeated harassment and intimidation of two climate and environmental-justice organizations whose efforts to organize and support demonstrations during September's G-20 Summit were completely frustrated. More...
University of Pittsburgh students, the Black Action Society at Pitt, Pitt ACLU, the Thomas Merton Center Anti-War Committee, One HOOD, and Mothers Against Conviction Of The Innocent (M.A.C.O.T.I) will host a peaceful rally this Thursday, Oct. 1st from 5:30-7:00pm at Forbes and Bigelow to speak out about what happened during the occupation of Pitt's campus during the G-20. More...
As World Economic Leaders Gathered To Adjust A Failed Financial System, Protesters, Press And Residents Of Pittsburgh Navigated Military-Occupied Territory In Which Fundamental Civil Rights Were Suspended. More...